In June of 2000, Columbia/TriStar announced
that they were cancelling the "Donny & Marie"
show, due to low ratings.

(I'll leave this page up for
a while, but alas, the show is history.)

You may remember when Donny & Marie
Osmond had their own variety show back in the late 70's. Well, it's 20
years later, but the duo is back together again, and their brother/sister
schtick hasn't really changed that much.

This time, though, they're
hosting a syndicated TV talk show, along with their usual song and dance
numbers. It's called (what else?) "Donny & Marie,"
(It airs locally weekdays at 10 a.m. on KTTV, Channel 11.)

The show is taped before a
live studio audience at Sony Pictures Studios
(formerly the historic MGM Studios),
which means you have the chance to see Donny & Marie in person,
along with their celebrity guests. For free tickets, just call Audiences
Unlimited at (818)-260-0041.
(A ticket does not guarantee admittance to the studio; seating is on a
first-come-first-serve basis to those with tickets).

You can get special priority
seating at the tapings by becoming a member of the Donny Osmond International
Network (D.O.I.N.), Network members are allowed two priority tickets
for each taping they attend. For more information about To reserving your
priority seat tickets, go to http://www.donny.com.

So what kind of celebrities
can you expect to see on "Donny & Marie"? Well,
their guests for the last two weeks of April included William
Shatner, Kenny Rogers,
Kristen Johnson,
Melissa Joan Hart,
Stephen Baldwin,
Shirley Jones,
Carol Kane,
Jennifer O'Neill,
Ahmet & Dweezil Zappa,
Rick Springfield,
Sable,
Michael Bergin,
Kim Alexis,
Florence Henderson,
Estelle Getty and
Julia Sweeney,
along with several non-celebrity guests and singers.

Getting
there: Sony Pictures Studios is located
at the northwest corner of Washington Boulevard & Overland Avenue,
in Culver City. The studio is bounded by Washington Boulevard (on the north),
Culver Boulevard (on the south), Madison (on the east) and Overland (on
the west). / From the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway, take the
Washington Blvd./Venice Blvd offramp, turn right (south) at the bottom
of the offramp, and drive south two blocks to Washington Boulevard. Turn
left (east), and go one mile on Washington Boulevard, to between Overland
and Madison Avenues. The studio will be on your right (south) side.

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